"Cut Me Down" | ||||
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Single by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions | ||||
from the album Easy Pieces | ||||
B-side | " Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?" | |||
Released | 10 January 1986[1] | |||
Studio | Westside Studios ( Shepherd's Bush, London) | |||
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Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lloyd Cole | |||
Producer(s) | ||||
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions singles chronology | ||||
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"Cut Me Down" on YouTube |
"Cut Me Down" is a song by the British rock and pop band Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, released in 1986 as the third single from their second studio album Easy Pieces. The song was written by Lloyd Cole and produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. It peaked at number 38 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 75 for four weeks.
In a 2009 interview with Time Out, Cole said, "'Cut Me Down' was a lovely song, just three chords, which was ruined by the arrangement we gave it." [2]
Upon its release, Karen Swayne of Number One felt "Cut Me Down" was a welcome choice as a single after its "too-jaunty" predecessor " Lost Weekend". She commented, "It's a return to what he does best – all moody angst and careworn vocals alongside a dreamy beat." She added, "It may be too low key to win him any new supporters, but the bedsit brigade will be kept entertained." [3] James Belsey of the Bristol Evening Post picked it as the newspaper's "single of the week" and described it as "subtle, elegantly thoughtful music with an infectious lilt". [4]
7–inch single (UK, Europe and Australasia) [5] [6]
7–inch limited edition double pack single (UK) [7]
12-inch single (UK, Europe and Australasia) [8] [9]
12-inch single (Canada) [10]
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Production
Other
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Europe ( European Hot 100 Singles) [11] | 92 |
Ireland ( IRMA) [12] | 12 |
New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [13] | 49 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [14] | 38 |
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"Cut Me Down" | ||||
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Single by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions | ||||
from the album Easy Pieces | ||||
B-side | " Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?" | |||
Released | 10 January 1986[1] | |||
Studio | Westside Studios ( Shepherd's Bush, London) | |||
Length |
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Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lloyd Cole | |||
Producer(s) | ||||
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Cut Me Down" on YouTube |
"Cut Me Down" is a song by the British rock and pop band Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, released in 1986 as the third single from their second studio album Easy Pieces. The song was written by Lloyd Cole and produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. It peaked at number 38 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 75 for four weeks.
In a 2009 interview with Time Out, Cole said, "'Cut Me Down' was a lovely song, just three chords, which was ruined by the arrangement we gave it." [2]
Upon its release, Karen Swayne of Number One felt "Cut Me Down" was a welcome choice as a single after its "too-jaunty" predecessor " Lost Weekend". She commented, "It's a return to what he does best – all moody angst and careworn vocals alongside a dreamy beat." She added, "It may be too low key to win him any new supporters, but the bedsit brigade will be kept entertained." [3] James Belsey of the Bristol Evening Post picked it as the newspaper's "single of the week" and described it as "subtle, elegantly thoughtful music with an infectious lilt". [4]
7–inch single (UK, Europe and Australasia) [5] [6]
7–inch limited edition double pack single (UK) [7]
12-inch single (UK, Europe and Australasia) [8] [9]
12-inch single (Canada) [10]
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Production
Other
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Europe ( European Hot 100 Singles) [11] | 92 |
Ireland ( IRMA) [12] | 12 |
New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [13] | 49 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [14] | 38 |
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